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...last six years, Harvard has had to cope with an increase in undergraduate complaints of sexual harassment, which only recently has been recognized, by Harvard and the world, as misconduct subject to official censure. In the last five years, Harvard has created at least three committees, one within the College administration, one for the College's disciplinary board and one for an academic department, whose purpose is to raise awareness of and work to combat sexual harassment on campus...
...earlier case--which became public in 1983 and which resulted in the punishment of another government professor for sexually harassing a junior faculty member in his department--prompted the University to refine its definition of sexual harassment and to revise and publicize its procedures for handling such misconduct. The University presently defines sexual harassment as "unwanted sexual behavior such as physical contact or verbal comments or suggestions, which adversely affects the working or learning environment of an individual...
...that all major league baseball players submit to unscheduled tests for illegal drug use. Although many appear to agree with the commissioner's get-tough approach, others have vehemently criticized his plan, saying it violates a legal tradition of authorizing a search only when there is "probable cause" of misconduct...
...temperature and the allegations against him. Retired Army Colonel Samuel Jeremie, 52, who was once a close aide to former President-for-Life Jean-Claude ("Baby Doc") Duvalier, had been charged with two counts of murder, each punishable by ten years in prison. He was also accused of military misconduct, a crime under Haitian law that could lead to an additional 15-year sentence...
...dragging accountants into court, demanding to know why the auditors gave no warning of impending disaster. In all, the accounting profession faces an estimated 2,000 liability suits that ask for about $10 billion in worldwide damages. At the same time, the Securities and Exchange Commission, which initiated 14 misconduct cases against accounting firms last year, has stepped up its scrutiny of the business...